Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati DSR86] NGC 720$
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Details on Acronym:   [DSR86]
  
[DSR86] (Dressler+Schechter+Rose, 1986)
Write:<<[DSR86] NGC 720 NN>>
N: 7
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Note:N=6 faint companions and one unconfirmed seventh among the 14 galaxies in the field around NGC 720.
Ref:=1986AJ.....91.1058D
byDRESSLER A. , SCHECHTER P.L., ROSE J.A.
 Astron. J., 91, 1058-1061 (1986)
  The mass of the isolated elliptical NGC 720 as determined from the dynamics of its companions.
oTable 1: <[DSR86] NGC 720 NN> N=7 among (Nos 3-14).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database